Casey on the Case AKA Mommy Extraordinaire

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June 2012

-- A Funeral

-- Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary!

-- AHHHHHH! (Excitedly)

-- Surprise, Surprise!

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Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary!

Tuesday, June 12

Our anniversary was perfect, as always!

First, Chester made me breakfast in bed, then while I lazed in the most wonderful bubble bath EVER, Chester dropped the kids off with my dad. He came back to the house with Olivia in tow, who "accidentally" made our spa day on the same day as my anniversary (coincidence, she claims). As it turns out, Chester needed to get me out of the house long enough to make our Crash Pad of a master bedroom into a luxurious boudoir again, like it used to be pre-Beans, no easy feat because that implied sweeping the dust bunnies (did I really just say "dust bunnies"? Who says that anymore? Really?) from under our bed, along with long with whatever else that may accumulate under a bed over six years, removing all stray clothes and dirty laundry from the end of the bed, the floor, and the chair and putting it into the hamper, and making it spick 'n span.

There was a time when our bedroom was chic and organized and clean…

These days, it's a piece of crap, not to say that it dampens the sexual goings on, but it's like a scrapbook for the last six years of our life together. Our whole house is like a scrapbook because we have pictures everywhere, little handprints on the wall in the upstairs hallway in different paint colors (again, Sam was the brains behind that), melted crayon stains on the chairs in the kitchen, toys all over the place, tire marks from when Adam thought it was a good idea to give his stuffed animals a ride down the stairs in his wagon, and many other things that are too numerous to put in this post.

Anyway, Chester took me to a very nice gourmet dinner courtesy of Paulsen's, only about an hour after, I got a little sick. I think it was the sauce. Still, it didn't deter from our night.

So when I came home to our bedroom looking like paradise, I was extremely ecstatic and so ready to consummate our anniversary. Chester gave me a necklace with a six diamond charm for our six years and I gave him a very nice Rolex which I've been saving forever for. He also remembered my love of orchids and he bought me some to go around the house. Orchids (the good, imported kind) do not come cheap these days, so I appreciated him for that so much.

After that, the rest of the night was slightly X-rated and H-O-T-T.

By the way, I know that's not the correct way to spell hot.

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AHHHHHH! (Excitedly)

Friday, June 15

GOOD NEWS! REALLY GOOD NEWS!

I'M PREGNANT!

AHHHHHH!! WHOOO HOOO!!

Yes, we have another Bean on the way, and that explains why I've been feeling kind of yucky lately and why I can smell everything. Of course, it's not official yet until we go to the doctor, but we're pretty sure. Chester went out and bought five home pregnancy tests for me and I took them all and they all came out positive.

I can't imagine what must've been going through the clerk's head when he/she saw Chester with a small basket full of pregnancy tests. It's kind of funny.

People that know Chester and I cannot believe that we have kids. They think it's so hilarious that we have little ones running around and clinging to our legs.

But when Chester and I became serious about our relationship, we both wanted things that we never even realized we wanted before. I didn't want to wait any longer than necessary to be a wife and a mother, and he wanted a family too, so he married me, whisked me away, and the mating dances began!

Of course, we didn't go all primal like that.

Besides, what can I say?

I'm Fertile Myrtle and he's Ready Freddy.

Sexy. wink, wink

I can't even describe how incredibly happy I am. This is so exciting, and I can't wait to tell my dad and my brothers. Ugh, telling my dad means telling the EB too. Seriously, chills just went down my spine.

I guess Chester and I should invite them over for dinner to tell them, since I'm no longer welcome in Delilah's condo. That's fine with me. I can't stand her tacky back water decorating anyways.

Did I mention I can't stand my step-mother?

Anyways, the kids are so excited and Sam and Adam were running up to me and poking my stomach all day. It was hilarious and sweet, and Matty kept pointing at me and saying 'baby'. It was incredibly cute and

Now she has to logoff and spend some quality time with her husband, AKA me anlodhaopht;a

That was Chester.

It's time for me to go perform my wifely duties, with pleasure.

Good night!

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Surprise, Surprise!

Wednesday, June 27

I am SO excited today because my sister-in-law Maeve is in town.

I LOVE my sister! She's the most incredible woman probably on the planet. She inspires me so much, and I'm so glad that she's here! She's actually just passing through on her way to Bosnia to volunteer at an orphanage there.

She's been all over the world, she sees so many things, and her children are all so worldly and adventurous, that's how I'm completely sure that it runs in the family.

Maeve is actually from Ireland.

She's quite a free spirit and sometimes, Andrew really can't keep up with her. She's five years older than I am, and she still looks so great, that after having six kids. I love her so much and I get her for a week! YAY! Maeve is the sister I've always wanted but never had, and we compliment each other so well, and our mutual dislike of Delilah makes it even better.

I told her that she can stay at our house until she has to leave.

She's leaving on Saturday, so that gives us plenty of time to catch up. The kids love her so much, and she always sends us postcards from where ever she and Andrew are at.

She's so excited that Chester and I are having another baby, and having her here with me is just added bliss, and it just feels good having another adult female to talk to. I mean, I love Olivia, she's my best friend, but we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like because of kids, and her working. I know that she has to work because she's a single mother of a three year old.

To be honest, for some reason, the last few days, I've been feeling incredibly lonely, longing for the company of not anyone new, but someone that's familiar and my prayers were answered. Like Mary Poppins, in blew Maeve!

But she didn't blow in by umbrella.

She came via American Airlines.

Still, she blew (flew) in nonetheless.

But I am so unbelievably jealous!

Her blog is ten times better than mine! Complete with Celtic music and pictures of her travels. It's so beautiful, and she told me that it took her a while, but it was worth it.

She showed me a few tricks and I might start up my own webpage.

Tonight I'm so looking forward to it just being me and Maeve in the city.

Chester gets to stay home with our Beans tonight, which I'm sure he'll love. He's a great daddy.

And he's not one of those type of men that doesn't let his wife go out by herself or with her friends for a few hours. He always encourages me to do things for myself and to go out and decompress. It's a fair trade. He does his guy things, I do my girl things.

I think it's great that Chester will go watch some sports and throw back a few with Fin and Elliot, or with my dad. He needs that time too because he works really hard, and plus he works even harder at home to help me out and he's very much involved in our children's lives so…we all need a break every once in a while. Some adult stimulation.

It's so funny because he and my dad just a like and they get on so well like me and Maeve do.

Uh oh. It's quiet. Too quiet.

I better go.

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